GRE Word List
PHOENIX
a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period
The meaning of the word phoenix is a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period.
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| promote | to advance in station, rank, or honor : raise |
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| rummage | to make a thorough search or investigation |
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| domicile | a dwelling place : place of residence : home |
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| plight | to put or give in pledge : engage |
| prevail | to gain ascendancy through strength or superiority : triumph |
| uproarious | marked by uproar |